Pay It Forward

A very cool thing happened to me yesterday. I stopped at our local grocers to pick up some cool drinks (beer ~ well, I was going to see FW); anyway, I was in the 10 or less grocery line, and there was this lady in front of me. She was just talking away to the man in front of her, just happy as a lark, just talking about nothing and everything.
The man left and then, there was only me! So, this lady turns to me and starts talking about why she is purchasing roses (for a co-worker), and she sees my beer (a 12 pack) and says "Whoa... I'm going home with you!" I said, "Come on, the more the merrier!"
So, as the checker is scanning her roses, she asks "is this all"? And, I say (as I point to my beer) "And, this too!"
The checker looks at me - then looks at the lady - and, I quickly say "NO, I was just kidding! That's mine." And the lady says, yes, put it on my tab, I'll buy it.
I say "No!, I was just kidding!" We go through this conversation at least twice, but when the checker looks at the lady with a questioning look, the lady says, yes, I'm buying that.
She leaves both the Checker and I with wide open mouths!
We can't believe that!
Meanwhile the lady keeps chattering cheerfully, while I thank her at least 3 times; and she says "Just pay it forward." I tell her I will. Cool huh? So, now, I'm looking forward to the next time when I can Pay it Forward.